Jocelyn Lees (born 19 November 1965 in

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, New Zealand) is a shooting competitor for New Zealand. Lees was the first NZ female to win a quota and attend an Olympics. She attended the 1992 Barcelona Olympics where she came 42nd. She won her first

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medal in the

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, gaining a silver in the women's 10 metre air pistol (pairs) partnering Gerd Barkman. At the

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partnering Tania Corrigan she won two silver medals; one in the 10 metre air pistol (pairs) and one in the 25 metre pistol (pairs) event. Four years later at the

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she won two bronze medals; one in the women's

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event, and another in the 25 metre pistol (pairs) event again alongside Tania Corrigan.Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website
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